Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas

Ciudad Hidalgo is a ceety in the Mexican state o Chiapas. It serves as the municipal seat o the surroondin municipality o Suchiate. In the 2010 INEGI Census, it reportit a population o 14,606 indwallers.[1] It is the soothmaist municipal seat in Mexico, an its municipality is the soothmaist in Mexico an aw.

Ciudad Hidalgo

(umwhile: Mariscal; Mariscal Suchiate; Suchiate)
Ceety & Municipal seat
Municipality o Suchiate in Chiapas
Municipality o Suchiate in Chiapas
Ciudad Hidalgo is located in Mexico
Ciudad Hidalgo
Ciudad Hidalgo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 14°40′45″N 92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W / 14.67917; -92.14972
Kintra Mexico
StateChiapas
MunicipalitySuchiate
Foondit1882
Veelage status4 Julie 1925
Ceety status24 Julie 1952
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total14,606
Postal code
30840
Area code(s)962

It is the main crossin pynt on the internaitional mairch wi Guatemala. The Puente Rodolfo Robles [2] ower the Río Suchiate joins it wi the Guatemalan ceety o Ciudad Tecún Umán in the municipality o Ayutla, San Marcos depairtment. Thare is a railwey brig an aw.

History eedit

Ciudad Hidalgo wis foondit in 1882 bi a group o settlers frae Ayutla, San Marcos, who did no wish tae remain on the Guatemalan side o the mairch follaein adoption o the mairch treaty o 27 September 1882 atween the naitions. The new dounset arose on wha haed been a hacienda cried Los Cerros; it wis kent as aither Suchiate, efter the Río Suchiate, or Ignacio Mariscal, efter a local laundawner. On 4 Julie 1925 Suchiate wis gien veelage (pueblo) status an the municipality o Suchiate wis formit. On 24 Julie 1952, unner Govrenor Francisco J. Grajales, the toun o Suchiate wis gien ceety status an its name chyngit tae Ciudad Hidalgo, in honour o Fr. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.[3]

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References eedit

  1. 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Dr. Rodolpho Robles Bridge
  3. INAFED. "Suchiate". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2008.